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Hilltopper Basketball Announces Finalized Coaching Staff For 2024-25
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU men's basketball has announced its finalized coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season, as made official by head coach Hank Plona on Friday. Hilltopper Basketball will enter the 2024-25 season coming off a highly successful 2023-24 campaign that saw the Tops secure the Conference USA Tournament title and earn an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Entering his first season as head coach on The Hill, Plona served as an assistant for the Tops a season ago and proved vital to the Hilltoppers' success on the court.
Kentucky Crystal Ball: Predicting every game for 2024
Editor’s note: Saturday Down South’s annual Crystal Ball series continues today with Kentucky. We’ll go in alphabetical order through the 16-team SEC. Previously: Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia. * * * * * * *. Buried down the list of takeaways from Nick...
‘Coaches Corner’ begins new season; Paul Tinkle celebrates 50 years as show’s host
The award-winning “Coaches Corner” program presented by Hamilton-Ryker began its new season Aug. 17. The 90-minute live sports talk show airs Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. on WCMT Talk and News You Can Use (92.7, 96.1, 99.7, 100.5 and 103.3 FM and 1410 AM) and Mix 101.3 FM. Paul...
Man dies in officer-involved shooting in western Ky.
Kentucky State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Mayfield. The KSP Critical Incident Response Team was requested by the Graves County Sheriff’s Office and Mayfield Police Department Thursday evening at approximately 10:00, according to a press release. The shooting took place at a hotel on Houseman Street in...
Former LSU point guard transfers to Murray State to play football
It’s not every day you see a player transfer back to a previous school. It’s even more rare when they return to play a different sport. However, that is exactly what Justice ‘Juice’ Hill is doing. And if anyone is familiar with doing things a little differently – it’s the 6’0 point guard from Little Rock. Hill committed to Arkansas way back as a freshman in high school and was locked in on the Hogs. He even graduated high school early to spend a semester on the bench for Mike Anderson – but when he was fired and replaced by Eric Musselman,...
Kentucky State Fair announces largest watermelon & pumpkin
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Kentucky’s 2024 Largest Watermelon and Pumpkin Contest ended Saturday and the results are in. Dwight Slone of Floyd County was awarded with the largest pumpkin. His pumpkin weighed in at 1,133 pounds. Frank Mudd of Meade County was awarded with the largest watermelon. His watermelon weighed in at 233.2 pounds.
Alabama AT&T employees among those out in regional strike action
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — More than 17,000 AT&T technicians, customer service representatives and other employees announced a strike Friday citing "unfair labor practices" during union contract negotiations with their corporate employer. The strike affects employees in Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina. Communications Workers of...
Supreme Court maintains block on entirety of Biden's new Title IX rule
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to let the Biden administration enforce portions of a new rule that includes protections from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX while legal proceedings continue.The high court left intact two separate orders from federal courts in Kentucky and Louisiana, which blocked the Department of Education from enforcing the entirety of the rule across 10 states. The Justice Department had asked the Supreme Court to put part of the decisions on hold, but it declined the requests.Four of the nine justices would have let part of the rules take effect, according to...
“I voted” sticker contest finalists announced, 2 finalists in the Tri-State
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Secretary of State Michael Adams announced the nine finalists for the inaugural “I Voted” Sticker Contest. Secretary Adams narrowed it down to three choices from elementary, from middle, and from high schools respectively. Two of those finalists are from western Kentucky. “It’s never too soon for young Kentuckians to engage civically, […]
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